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Shotgun693 · November 5, 2011, 09:37 PM

I shoot a lot, Cowboy Action Shooting. I reload so I can afford to shoot a lot. I can also adjust my loads to the gun for any number of reasons. My SAA shoots high? I go to a lighter bullet. My SAA shoots low? I go to a heavier bullet. For small changes I can adjust the powder weight by small amounts. I can also pick the bullet, from HP to hard lead to soft lead to gas check for the type of shooting I'm doing. To teach a kid to shoot it's very light loads, to punch a hole in a feral pig it's a much hotter load.
There's also the 'odd' caliber ammo to consider. I like my .38-55 but factory ammo is really loaded light, by loading my own I can turn a light deer load into a Black Bear load.
BTW, I buy a lot of virgin components so really don't 'reload' as much as just make my own. I guess technically though every shot Davy Crockett fired was a 'reload'?

November 5, 2011, 09:37 PM	#14
Shotgun693 Senior Member Join Date: September 3, 2011 Location: Poteet, Texas Posts: 959	I shoot a lot, Cowboy Action Shooting. I reload so I can afford to shoot a lot. I can also adjust my loads to the gun for any number of reasons. My SAA shoots high? I go to a lighter bullet. My SAA shoots low? I go to a heavier bullet. For small changes I can adjust the powder weight by small amounts. I can also pick the bullet, from HP to hard lead to soft lead to gas check for the type of shooting I'm doing. To teach a kid to shoot it's very light loads, to punch a hole in a feral pig it's a much hotter load. There's also the 'odd' caliber ammo to consider. I like my .38-55 but factory ammo is really loaded light, by loading my own I can turn a light deer load into a Black Bear load. BTW, I buy a lot of virgin components so really don't 'reload' as much as just make my own. I guess technically though every shot Davy Crockett fired was a 'reload'?